Point Pleasant Canal Fishing Reports

[fryedbeans]

He was right!Manasquan river side is loaded with the blues,etc and my seceret spot for the togs has been off the charts.The crabs are the best bait for them,Yesterday was with the family there and we all had a keeper,YUM!My biggest fish was 17 1/4".A MONSTER for the canal.Never seen so many big togs there ever,it's really been great fishing!I will try to have a pic posted,not real good on the comp.

[Pfishingruven]

Now is the time to fish the Canal!  Nice catches...

 

[Greg7]

going to canal now. doesn't look too promising with low tide and all.

[yankeesfn08]

wehres the can al tide chart? i need to get there asap lol

[gymrat987654321]

its 3-3.5 hours after the tide at the coast guard station in manasquan inlet.

http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_predictions.shtml?year=2008&stn=2812+Sandy%20Hook&secstn=Manasquan+Inlet,+USCG+Station&thh=%2D0&thm=12&tlh=%2D0&tlm=24&hh=

[fryedbeans]

Like capt rich said,stop in and get his fresh crabs and then hit the cansl @ 4:00

[Greg7]

Only stayed for 25 minutes.  Way too many boats and you Black fish people were all over the place like tourists!!! 

[SurfJockey]

If I couldn't make it any easier  ... ha ha ha  ...   This week is gonna be  good for night bassing. Come get your eels  $16.50 per dozen this weeks  sale NJSWF members .....   just remind me when you guys come in ....   I may run down there and give it a  shot I close at 3  I was thinking about waiting till 4 to close since its such a nice day ... Who know  One thing I know is i'm going out tonight and gonna kill the  stripers

Good luck Cap!   

[Pfishingruven]

Yeah, they are reading the hot action here and wanted part of it...it was a great day to get out and fish!

 

[ped579]

Sorry Capt. Rich you are a little to far; when I fish IBSP I use the guys along the strip.   

[Pfishingruven]

Canal toggin' !

 

[ped579]

Yeah I'll be out there tomorrow.  I hope things go the way I planed them.  If not it will be just another day in paradise...

Happy Catching

Paul

[njplayer]

Hey,
 Fished the canal last weekend across from the State police...got there right before the incoming tide early in the AM. Schoolie stripers were hitting baitfish and hit a xrap a few times before I tried for the blackfish. Caught 10 or so and missed more than that. Two keepers ...one was 17". Put up a nice fight in that current.

 Goodluck to you all 

              Bill

[yankeesfn08]

wats the best bait goin on now? and wat bout time i heard from 1 hour before slack and hour after?

[Pfishingruven]

Nice job NJ Player!  Capt Rich is right...fish the Canal while it has life.

Anyone want to babysit !

 

[Greg7]

Went tonight around 5:30.  Buddy caught one 14" Black fish.  I however caught nothing except maybe west nile with all those mosquitoes out tonight.  Threw everything I had at them and some eels but nothing worked.  Probably would have down better if I stuck around a bit when the tide started to go back out but got tired.
Rich, What time do you close? Stopped by a little after 5 I believe and nobody was home, figured you skipped out to go fishing! Haha

[Greg7]

Thanks  Sorry  we just don't have the floor traffic to stay open past 5 during the week please feel free to call ahead I will always wait for a customer.  I live rite down the street and would  come open up for  any customer especially a NJSWF member as long as
I'm in town ....  You were a little off on the tide ....  I heard the bite heated up around  7:00   from a regular he had 4 keepers  and  30 or so shorts and saw some bass busting .....  The morning bite was great yesterday many keepers , Bass and Blues  .....  

[brian8980]

Got some live bait for capt. Rich and hit the canal around 730ish pm till me and a few buddies finished a bakers dozen and got tired of hooking nothing but the bottom  .  saw some regulars drifting the canal as well and nothing hitting for them also  .  Hope the weekend holds better luck.  my vacation is almost over.... 

[Pfishingruven]

Good try!  Weird...fishing has been good all week.  One of the downfalls to fishing the Canal and the Inlet...the snags.  Although, that happens any time you are bottom fishing.

 

[fishdoctor]

Thats why I like a little bit of a moving current.  Just slack off and it usually lifts out of the snag.

A little too much current this a.m. and dirty too but I am happy. (too late into tide and new moon)  Got my keeper early on to a standing ovation from some boaters, an on the line fish, a short and a sea bass.

The keeper kind of slants my mood, slow but nice cool morning and the fish do seem bigger.

Last time a whole crab dented by the sinker was the ticket.  This time a half with the shell was good.  Actually got the seabass on a whole crab but think it was laready wacked a few times by a tog.